Social Behaviour in Psychology MCQ Questions and Answers

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In the absence of clear situational incentives and strongly held attitudes, people may deduce their attitude positions by observing their . . . . . . . .

A) Own behaviour B) Own action C) Own perception D) None of these

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Answer: Option A

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Which one of the following statements is correct about tactics of impression management?

A) Individuals use many different techniques for boosting their image B) Self-enhancement is the effort to increase one's own appeal to others C) Other-enhancement is the effort to make the target person feel good in various ways D) All of the above

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Answer: Option D

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Attitude summarize . . . . . . . . and predict or direct future actions.

A) Present experience B) Past experience C) Future planning D) None of these

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Answer: Option B

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. . . . . . . . noted in his famous book on prejudice, that interracial contacts lead to decreased prejudice only when the participants are of equal status.

A) Fritz Heider B) Gordon Allport C) Carl Smith D) None of the above

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Answer: Option B

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Which of the following pairs is correctly matched about attributional errors?

A) The correspondence bias ⟺ We have a strong tendency to attribute others' behaviour to internal causes even when strong external factors that might have influenced their behaviour are present B) The Actor-observer Effect ⟺ I behave as I do because of situational causes, you behave as you do because you are that kind of person C) The self-serving bias ⟺ I'm good, you're lucky D) All of the above

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Answer: Option D

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. . . . . . . . means that each person in the target population has an equal chance of being selected in the sample.

A) Paired comparison B) Random Sampling C) Draw Sample D) None of the above

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Answer: Option B

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Learning of any new . . . . . . . . requires the understanding and internalisation of values, attitudes and behavioural characteristics of given religious, political, occupational, economic, caste and even play groups.

A) Habit structure B) Skill of interaction C) Social role D) None of the above

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Answer: Option C

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The first major attempt to formulate implicit rules was made by

A) Bem B) Fritz Heider C) Festinger D) Carl Smith

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Answer: Option B

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:

List-I (concepts)	List-II (explanations)
A. Extended contact hypothesis	1. Involves some how inducing individuals to shift the boundary between 'us' and 'them'.
B. Recategorization	2. Suggests that merely knowing that members of their own group have formed close relationship with persons from the other group, can reduce prejudice.
C. Social influence	3. Attempts by one or more persons to change the attitudes or behaviour of one or more others.

A) A-3, B-2, C-1 B) A-1, B-2, C-3 C) A-2, B-1, C-3 D) A-1, B-3, C-2

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Answer: Option C

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Festinger and carlsmith performed an experiment designed to test Festinger's theory of

A) Self perception B) Cognitive dissonance C) Attribution processes D) Maniature

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Answer: Option B

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